CHUCK TROCINO
Chuck Trocino actually found his way into postproduction in a round about way - through the music business. In the 80s, after completing studies at The Musicians Institute (GIT) in Hollywood California and then the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, he found himself in Atlanta as co-owner of one of the first music software companies in the country. Eventually his work as a musician, composer and audio engineer led him into editing video on Avid and Media 100 systems. When Final Cut Pro was released, he found the tools and freedom he'd been searching for in a non-linear editing system. Today he is a multi-award winning editor and composer who loves to talk, teach, twist, tweak, trim, slice, sync and of course EQ anything in Final Cut Pro.

MARC WEIR
Marc is our Director and  comes to us with over 30 years experience in professional audio-visual, video and photography industries. With a sales and engineering background, he has designed, installed, trained and supported professional and broadcast facilities throughout the Eastern US and the Caribbean. He has been an Avid Certified Support Representative for Mac, Win and Unity. He has been a Certified Avid Instructor for over 10 years and is also Certified for Apple Final Cut Pro and Boris Red. He is one of the very few Avid Certified Users for both Composer and Xpress. 

PATRICK DORTCH
Patrick Dortch comes to MTA with a well-rounded background in media production.  He came to Atlanta in 1996 with a degree in Recording Engineering. He worked for a local systems integration firm and did freelance editing. He quickly became interested in video production and started working with a large post production facility as an engineer/editor/animator using Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, and 3D Studio Max.  He has created animations and features for Motoworld, GNCC Offroad Series, AirMX, and many other programs airing on ESPN, Speed Channel, and Outdoor Life Network.  He has been helping editors and animators hone their craft for 7 years and looks forward to helping you improve your skills in both the 2D and 3D world. d.

ORLANDO LUNA
Orlando Luna, is both a film/photography creator and educator for over 15 years. He became involved in Film and Photography inspired by the art, but his inspiration has come from the phenomenal colleagues and students he has met along the way. Orlando Luna is the Director of Luna Studio (est 1987), a multimedia organization in Miami, Mr. Luna is engaged in film, video, photography and design. He has produced work for Nike, NYTimes, Newsweek and MTV where his responsibilities have included Production, Direction, Screenplay, Director of Photography and Still Photography. Recently, he co-created and edited "Handstand", a short form comedy starring Victoria Jackson. Mr. Luna has always devoted time to speak at events and participate in workshops in the United States and Internationally. He has been the featured presenter in over one hundred Apple Computer sponsored events. Mr. Luna was one of the first Editors to become an Apple Certified Digital Media Professional Trainer

FRANCO SACCHI
Franco is a freelance Editor/Producer and senior Avid Instructor. He worked for over six years in the Department of Educational Services at Avid Technology. While at Avid he contributed to develop the Avid Certified Instructor Program, taught hundreds of classes and conducted Train the Trainer courses to certify new Avid Instructors. Clients included ABC 20/20, NBC Dateline, Telemundo, RAI (Italian National Public Television), and many others. As a speaker Franco conducted seminars at NAB in Las Vegas and at the NY DV Show. Franco is today very active teaching and providing consulting services. He collaborates on regular basis as a writer/producer/editor with Gallo Productions a Massachusetts based company that produces news magazines for Italian Public Television and offers post-production services to a wide range of clients. The first independent feature length documentary that Franco co-directed produced and edited, aired in 2004 on the Sundance Channel and on Channel 5 in the UK and it has been shown at several festivals nationally and internationally including the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA). MTA is proud to have Franco as an instructor. 

Oliver Peters
Oliver Peters is a freelance editor and post-production specialist working in a variety of film, video and interactive media. He has been involved in the post-production of thousands of commercials, hundreds of hours of TV shows and personally edited five theatrically-released feature films. Peters has worked in the broadcast, film and video industries for over 30 years. He is also a contributing editor/writer for Videography magazine and the Creative Planet websites. More information about Oliver Peters and samples are available at www.oliverpeters.com. 

L. David McCollum
L. David McCollum comes to Media Technology Associates with an impressive résumé consisting of nearly 30 years of industry experience.  He has spent much of his professional career as a musician and founder/owner of Wheatfield Circus Recording.  In 1986 he switched gears and joined WNPB-TV as an associate producer and production manager.  It is here he cut his teeth in video editing.  In 1989 he was recruited by Turner Broadcasting and worked his way through several positions including Sr. CMX Editor, Supervising Editor, Sr. Avid Editor and on to Production Manager.  Recognizing L. David’s talent, Avid Technologies hired him in 1994 as an Applications Editor (Post/Broadcast).  He then went on to become a Sr. Product Specialist and Workflow Analyst.  In 2001 he founded Suites Editing, a high-end post and rental facility.